Rock Band Blitz’s 25 song tracklist spans multiple genres

Whether you'd rather head bang to some Iron Maiden or gently sway along to Elton John, the tracklist for Rock Band Blitz has got you covered.

14-year-old programmer creates iPhone game to help predict the 2012 election

A teenager made an iPhone game that taps into America's divisive political climate and its love of mascots.

The Secret World should’ve been a single-player RPG

I figured out The Secret World's secret about six hours into my free trial last weekend.

Ironically, it happened while I was trying (and failing) to puzzle through one of the massively multiplayer game's unique "investigation” quests — riddles that …

World of Tanks: Generals is Wargaming’s new card-based strategy MMO for browsers

World of Tanks: Generals represents Wargaming's move into browser-based platforms.

The Neo Geo returns as a portable system that won’t murder your wallet, just kicks it a little

If you have $200 to drop on an expensive nostalgia trip, you could probably do worse than the Neo Geo X Gold, a new handheld machine that plays classic Neo Geo games on its 4.3 inch screen or on your television.

Hybrid is a fast-paced but thoughtful shooter that suffers from some technical hiccups (review)

Hybrid wears its cover shooter heritage with pride, while introducing some genuinely interesting ideas to the genre.

Coco controller brings traditional video game controls to the iPhone

As big as gaming has become on smartphones, the lack of buttons or analog sticks can make more traditional experiences difficult and clunky. A new device, coco, is aiming to fix that problem.

Wikipad: The company (and tablet) that is bringing console gaming to Android part 2 (exclusive)

In part two of our interview with Wikipad's James Bower and Fraser Townley, we learn more about this new Android tablet/game console and how they view the market, Windows 8, and Ouya.

Dust: An Elysian Tail is beautiful but drowns in repetition (review)

The last game in Microsoft's 2012 Xbox Live Summer of Arcade is gorgeous to look at, but is it anything more than that?

YoYo Games builds monetization and analytics services into its game development tools

YoYo Games is making it easy to tap monetization and analytics services from within its cross-platform game development tools.

Video games have more storytelling potential than any other medium

Recently, I came across Ico: Castle in the Mist, a novelization based on the critically acclaimed PlayStation 2 title Ico. This struck me as odd. I picked up the book and gave it a once over, and after a couple of …

DayZ trolls are more terrifying than the zombies in the game (videos)

A few intrepid hackers, modders, and all-out trolls have taken to the DayZ servers to make their virtual neighbors' lives more horrifying than they already are.

Sound Shapes vs. downtown Los Angeles

The level editor in Sound Shapes is pretty damn rad. I used the tools from the PlayStation 3/Vita music-based platformer to recreate a shot I filmed of a lovely skyline in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. Then, I used my computer …

This Majora’s Mask 3DS mockup is sure to make Zelda fans weep

I'm beginning to think that a certain corner of the Internet is just reserved for heartbreaking handheld mockups. I've always liked the design of the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask logo, and I think it holds up better than the …

Forge ditches the level grind in favor of skill-based fantasy combat (hands-on preview)

The upcoming PC game Forge borrows the player-versus-player combat from massively multiplayer online role-playing games and shoves it into the spotlight.

From pixels to polygons: Video games trade blocks for curves

Many of today's most amazing-looking video games evolved from simple, blocky pixels. Here are 10 before-and-after comparisons.

Spotlight: Professor Layton, Resident Evil 6, uninstalling Minecraft, and more

The Community Spotlight features some of the best unedited articles that didn't quite make the front page. This week, we learn logic from Professor Layton (no relation), examine Resident Evil 6's old and new elements, wrestle with the decision to …